Discover our favorite medieval sculptures, whether sold or still available: religious statues, enthroned Madonnas, figures of Christ on the Cross, historiated capitals and architectural reliefs. Romanesque and Gothic art are showcased through works carved or cast in stone, wood and bronze, bearing witness to the artistic heritage of medieval Europe. Emotion remains our primary motivation when selecting each artwork.
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Discover our favorite medieval sculptures, whether sold or still available: religious statues, enthroned Madonnas, figures of Christ on the Cross, historiated capitals and architectural reliefs. Romanesque and Gothic art are showcased through works carved or cast in stone, wood and bronze, bearing witness to the artistic heritage of medieval Europe. Emotion remains our primary motivation when selecting each artwork.
Oak Virgin and Child, 106 cm, Master of Elsloo Group, Limburg or Upper Guelders, circa 1500. Rare Late Gothic sculpture, close to the Marianums of Utrecht, Venlo and Neer...
Rare Romanesque baptismal font carved from white Pyrenean marble, probably from Céret, in Roussillon circa 1170. Its masks, bird of prey and lion-like creatures exemplify the Romanesque art of Occitania...
Romanesque limestone frieze panel, Southern Burgundy, Cluniac circle, 12th century. Relief with confronted griffin and asp, a rare medieval sculpture of French Romanesque art...
Burgundian sculpture, 15th century (c. 1470–1480), attributed to the circle of Antoine Le Moiturier: an apostle in the round (probably Saint Matthew) in pale limestone, with deep drapery and finely carved features...
Gothic Virgin in Majesty, Aragon, circa 1300, carved polychromed wood, close to Tarazona. Rare and important medieval sculpture with ancient polychromy, Basque-Navarrese-Riojan type, with blessing Child...
This early-14th-century Sienese marble sculpture by Tino di Camaino embodies the virtue Faith. The crowned figure holding lilies showcases cortical drapery folds and a calm expression, reflecting the sculptor’s late-career refinement in the Sienese school...
Marble prophet head by Gano di Fazio, dated around 1315–1317. The high forehead with wave-like hair relief, almond eyes, and ribbon-like locks exemplify the refined aesthetic of the Siena School...
Important twisted column in white marble. A helical band chiseled by two lateral bands alternates with a spiral of fleurons. This column most likely comes from a cloister or a portal and finds its parallels in central Italy. This magnificence is indeed present in Tuscany, Lazio and Umbria in the 13th and 14th centuries. Our column is distinguished, however, from the works of the 14th century by a more rectilinear profile and an increased sobriety in its floral motifs, thus contrasting with the opulence of the columns of the portal of the cathedral of Orvieto (14th century). These characteristics allow us to date this work to the last third of the 13th century...
Important statue of Saint-Peter in very strong relief. This exceptional oolitic limestone sculpture shows traces of polychromy. The saint rests barefoot on a large base with an inscription “S SIM…” for Saint Simon Peter. Flat back.
The apostle, with curly beard and hair stylized in large locks, is represented standing draped in a mantle with vertical folds holding his classical attributes, the Book and the key.
The stylized beard, the wide eyes, the folds and the patterns of the clothing direct us towards a production from the end of the 12th century with still clear Romanesque influences. This work undoubtedly comes from an apostolic college...
Rare enthroned Virgin and Child in limestone carved in very high relief. The Virgin holds the Child between her two knees in perfect frontality, a characteristic of the first Romanesque virgins known as Sedes Sapientiae. Mary is wearing a crown decorated with rectangular and diamond-shaped cabochons, her face in an elongated oval with protruding cheekbones and eyeballs. The throne, of fine quality of execution, has solid armrests with two arches resting on ringed cylindrical Romanesque columns with a molded base. Christ is represented with aged features recalling the anteriority of Christ over the Virgin. He adopts the same attitude as Marie, a shoulder strap diagonally across his chest. If parallels exist with the Auvergne Romanesque virgins, the more refined style of the characters and the throne, the geological analysis of the limestone lead us to place this sculpture in Burgundy, Champagne or Lorraine, in the second half of the 12th century...
This late-12th-century polychrome wooden sculpture of Saint John is notable for its elongated proportions and finely rendered vertical drapery. The meditative expression, with almond-shaped eyes and gently drooping eyelids, reinforces the contemplative pose holding the Gospel. The preservation of original polychromy highlights the nuanced color palette and sculptural finesse characteristic of the Mosan region school...
Important and rare romanesque Christ in polychrome walnut wood. This large crucified Christ from a village in Burgundy is unpublished and is a significant piece in the corpus of Romanesque sculpture in Burgundy because its geographical origin is known. The head with the beautiful hieratic face, surrounded by a crown with traces of gilding is in a frontal position. The chest is weakly marked, above a perizonium revealing the knees. The legs are parallel and rest on the suppedaneum. The village of origin of our sculpture is within a radius of less than 20km from the virgins of Nolay, Anzy-le-Duc and Lantenay with strong plastic similarities with these 3 works, leading us to date this Christ from the end of the 12th century...
Large enthroned Virgin from the Romanesque period in polychrome wood. This unpublished Virgin and Child is part of the corpus of Romanesque Virgins from Burgundy. Mary is seated on a throne and carries the crowned Child on her knees, in an off-center position. The Virgin is dressed in a long coat with straight folds, her head veiled under a low crown. This beautiful sculpture has retained its original polychromy and presents characteristics found on the examples known in Burgundy, and more particularly in Côte d'Or. The execution of the faces, the hands with very elongated fingers, evoke the Virgin of Viévy preserved at the museum of sacred art in Dijon and dated from the end of the 11th century. However, our sculpture presents differentiating elements placing it later in the 12th century, by the clothing details and the off-center position of Christ...
Large Saint John in sculpted linden, hollow back. South Germany, workshop of Niclaus Weckmann in Ulm towards the end of the 15th century. Our Saint John presents all the characteristics of the style of the master of Ulm: the expressive face with emaciated features, the delicately sculpted and openwork hair with its striated and wavy locks. The coat features fringe and pleats with characteristic crocheted appendages and triangle tips. The hollowed back also shows the mark of the master: the woodpecker hole digged at the back of the skull, characteristic of Weckmann...
Enthroned Virgin in carved walnut, hollow back. Seated on a bench-throne, her bust erect, Mary carries the Child on her left knee in a frontal position; oval face with protruding eyes stretched towards the temples, pointed chin, thin-lipped mouth; head wearing a crown placed on a veil descending to the shoulders; she is dressed in a dress with a simple neckline, belted at the waist, and a coat with open sides. Dressed in a long tunic, the Child, with mid-length hair with curved ends, is also crowned...
Very important engaged capital from the Romanesque period depicting Saint-Thomas and the Christ between two columns. On the side faces, holy women under Romanesque arches. ..
This selection reflects Ekinium Gallery’s core area of expertise: European medieval sculpture, with a particular focus on Romanesque and Gothic art. Enthroned Virgins, figures of Christ, statues of saints, medieval reliefs, historiated capitals and architectural elements reflect the diversity of our research. Whether still available or already sold, these works demonstrate our exacting standards in selecting rare and expressive early sculptures.
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